modest proposal
modest proposal · modest proposals
An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jestAn idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.
Значение
значений: 2(идиома)An idea which is especially extreme, unorthodox or distasteful, often put forward in jest.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see modest, proposal.
Происхождение
From Jonathan Swift's 1729 satire A Modest Proposal, which suggested cannibalism as a soluFrom Jonathan Swift's 1729 satire A Modest Proposal, which suggested cannibalism as a solution to Irish poverty.
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